There's an excellent Radio 4 interview on the iPlayer at the moment (although you'll have to be quick) in which Alan Johnson interviews Amelia Fletcher about her double life as the lead singer of many of the best indiepop/twee bands of the last 25 years, which include Talulah Gosh, Heavenly, Marine Research and Tender Trap, coupled with her work as the chief economist of the Office of Fair Trading and, of course, raising a family. The whole series is worth a listen, with other subjects so far including Chris Spedding, one of the few people I can think of that played with a member of the Velvet Underground and the Wombles (not at the same time, unfortunately).
This is one of my favourite TG songs. It was later covered by Rose Melberg's outfit the Softies, but I prefer this version for its much punkier instrumentation.
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